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Today we stayed in Gladewater, Tx. We stayed in Shallow Creek RV Park which is absolutely one of the best RV Parks we have ever stayed at. It is so clean and neat and roomy! Many college students have RV's here while attending college. It is a beautiful day. I caught up on laundry once again. Just a nice relaxing ...

... showed the left rear tire on the Jeep we tow behind us only had 20lbs of air. Humm. On examination it had a lag bolt stuck in the tread (picture). I went back in and ate lunch and by the time I was done it only had 21lbs of air in it. So after changing the tire in the large parking lot, on we went. I'm sure even if I had walked around the rig I probably would not have noticed this. Without the tire ...

... a pretty laid back week. I worked, went to the grocery store with Rita and Lydia (Rita's daughter and youngest child), and watched movies with the boys when they were around. Lewis had a much more exciting time with the boys. On Friday night my nephews Stephen and Jacob Smith came over and enjoyed delicious fajitas that Rita and I made (seriously, so good).

Today was another long day on the road but so glad we made it to Kilgore in time to spend the evening with my Uncle Jerry and Aunt Katherine! It was so good to see them and catch up. My Uncle Jerry has always been my favorite Uncle since I was a little girl. He and ...

After driving another long day, 9 hours, we arrived in Kilgore, Texas about 5:30. The drive along I-10 through Louisiana was pretty. There were long bridges over wide expanses of water. We saw fields that appeared to be flooded, but after doing some research on my handy IPad, we learned that they are rice fields. But not rice fields for harvesting for human consumption, ...